Computer and Library Learning (Archived)

Toronto Public Library collections contain a wide
variety of books and eBooks on the subject of blogging, whether for personal
interest or for professional, monetary purposes. A blog (a contraction of weblog)
is a discussion or information web site posted on the World Wide Web through
which an individual or a group of people share information in the form of
written “posts” (that might also contain pictures, audio and video clips) to be
shared on the open Internet or by invitation only. Blogs may also be used to
express certain viewpoints or opinions, or tell a story.

The following list contains examples of books
and eBooks accessible through Toronto Public Library collections. For the sake
of brevity, books/eBooks specific to the WordPress blogging platform have not
been included here but will be covered in a future blog post.

Amir,
Nina et al. How to
blog a book: write, publish, and promote your work one post at a time [1st ed]. Blue Ash, OH: Writer’s Digest Books,
c2012.  006.752 AMI   (Also available as an eBook.)

Bodnar,
Jacqueline. Starting
your career as a professional blogger. New York: Allworth Press,
2013.  006.752 BOD

Gardner,
Susannah, and Shane Birley. Blogging for dummies [4^th ed.]. Hoboken, N.J.: John
Wiley, 2012.  006.752 GAR (Also available
as an eBook.)

Gunelius, Susan. Blogging all-in-one for dummies [2^nd ed.]. Hoboken, N.J.: John
Wiley, c2012.  006.752 GUN 

Gunelius,
Susan. Google
Blogger for dummies. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley, 2009.  006.7 GUN

Houghton,
Robin. Blogging
for creatives: how designers, artists, crafters, and writers can blog to make
contacts, win business, and build success.
Cincinnati: How Books, c2012.  006.752
HOU

Hussey,
Tris. Create
your own blog [2^nd ed.]. Indianapolis, Ind.: Sams,
c2012.  006.752 HUS (Also available as an
eBook.) 

Schaefer,
Mark W., and Stanford A. Smith.  Born to
blog: building your blog for personal and business success one post at a time. New
York: McGraw-Hill, 2013.  658.872 SCH

Snyder,
Brett. How to
start a home-based blogging business. Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot
Press, c2012.  070.57973 SNY  

White,
Charlie, and John Biggs. Bloggers
boot camp: learning how to build, write, and run a successful blog.
Waltham, MA: Focal Press, 2011.  006.752
WHI  

Wright-Porto,
Heather.  Creative
blogging: your first steps to a successful blog.
[Berkeley, California]: Apress, 2011. 
006.7 WRI (Also available as an eBook.)

Several Toronto Public Library branches are
beginning to offer a free, new workshop for beginners called Blogging
Basics. Click here
for branch locations and dates/times. Contact those library branches directly
about signing up for a workshop session.